God Speaks Your Language: Why Bible Translation and Study Bibles Matter

by Donald L. Brake

Overview

God Speaks Your Language is a presentation of the theories and issues facing modern Bible readers. It encourages readers to let God's word speak for itself. English words must be accurate in their literary narrative, in the beauty of poetic verse, and in mysterious figurative language--all to capture the rich meaning of his revealed word. Our first language is the window into our soul. To know God, to share our deepest feelings with our Creator, we will do it in our mother tongue. It is the Bible in our language that will truly massage our minds and allow the "words" of the Infinite to penetrate our inner self. The need for study Bibles enables the reader to apply translation into added explanation. Proper analysis of Bible versions will help avoid selecting a version one likes because it fits one's lifestyle or church tradition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666753196
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	09/19/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	220
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Donald L. Brake is married to Carol and together they have children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. They are currently retired living in Flower Mound, Texas, where their life revolves around research, writing, golfing, and collecting rare Bibles.

Brake is the author of many books, academic and historical fiction, including the History of the English Bible, Jesus, A Visual History, and novels, including In the Shadow of His Hand and They Called Him Yeshua.

Donald L. Brake is married to Carol and together they have children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. They are currently retired living in Flower Mound, Texas, where their life revolves around research, writing, golfing, and collecting rare Bibles.

Brake is the author of many books, academic and historical fiction, including the History of the English Bible, Jesus, A Visual History, and novels, including In the Shadow of His Hand and They Called Him Yeshua.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“The most obvious virtue of this book is its thoroughness. It covers and explains all the important aspects of English Bible translation—all the theories, all the issues, all the familiar English translations. The result is a book that can be trusted as a survey of English Bible translation in its totality.”

—Leland Ryken, Wheaton College



“God Speaks Your Language is a major contribution on the history of the English Bible. Donald Brake takes the reader on a fascinating journey through centuries of God’s Word translated into English, then helps the reader to understand the focus and goal of Bible translations, and finally instructs them how to select a Bible that will best guide them on their spiritual journey. I highly recommend this book; it should be on the bookshelf of every Christian.”

—Carl Johnson, president, International Society of Bible Collectors

Editorial Reviews

The most obvious virtue of this book is its thoroughness. It covers and explains all the important aspects of English Bible translation—all the theories, all the issues, all the familiar English translations. The result is a book that can be trusted as a survey of English Bible translation in its totality.”

—Leland Ryken, Wheaton College



“God Speaks Your Language is a major contribution on the history of the English Bible. Donald Brake takes the reader on a fascinating journey through centuries of God’s Word translated into English, then helps the reader to understand the focus and goal of Bible translations, and finally instructs them how to select a Bible that will best guide them on their spiritual journey. I highly recommend this book; it should be on the bookshelf of every Christian.”

—Carl Johnson, president, International Society of Bible Collectors

From the Publisher